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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hold rates steady at 2.25% has sent the All Ords down 0.4% to 5,902.8 points.Find out which nickel explorer is carrying out exploration that will highlight the significant scale of its project in Western Australia.FULL ARTICLE

Today on Proactive UK

Simon Vivian, chief executive of Breedon Aggregates (LON:BREE), says there are many acquisition opportunities around at the moment, which explains the group’s decision not to pay a dividend at this point.
Speaking exclusively to Proactive Investors, Vivian says the outlook for the construction sector is ‘as positive as it has been for quite a few years’.
The company’s final results, unveiled today, showed revenue rose 20% to £269.7mln from £224.5mln the year before, while underlying earnings shot up 36% to £38.5mln from £28.3mln. Profit before tax meanwhile almost doubled from £11mln in 2013 to £21.4mln in 2014.FULL ARTICLE